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9780691130606 0691130604 Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often "yes." In Morning in America , Gil Troy argues that the Great Communicator was also the Great Conciliator. His pioneering and lively reassessment of Ronald Reagan's legacy takes us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters, integrating the story of the Reagan presidency with stories of the decade's cultural icons and watershed moments-from personalities to popular television shows. One such watershed moment was the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. With the trauma of Vietnam fading, the triumph of America's 1983 invasion of tiny Grenada still fresh, and a reviving economy, Americans geared up for a festival of international harmony that-spurred on by an entertainment-focused news media, corporate sponsors, and the President himself-became a celebration of the good old U.S.A. At the Games' opening, Reagan presided over a thousand-voice choir, a 750-member marching band, and a 90,000-strong teary-eyed audience singing "America the Beautiful!" while waving thousands of flags. Reagan emerges more as happy warrior than angry ideologue, as a big-picture man better at setting America's mood than implementing his program. With a vigorous Democratic opposition, Reagan's own affability, and other limiting factors, the eighties were less counterrevolutionary than many believe. Many sixties' innovations went mainstream, from civil rights to feminism. Reagan fostered a political culture centered on individualism and consumption-finding common ground between the right and the left. Written with verve, Morning in America is both a major new look at one of America's most influential modern-day presidents and the definitive story of a decade that continues to shape our times., The multi-faceted life of Joseph is shown here in 13 colorful scenes, including Joseph ’s dreams, Joseph and his father, Joseph with his brothers, Joseph as the viceroy of Egypt. It ’s the ultimate story of God ’s hand controlling a life to meet its destiny, and a reminder to us of God ’s hand in our lives. As with all of our Unframed Art Collection, this piece is also available as a larger Poster., This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...And better in my mind not undertook. Lorenzo. 'T is now but four o'clock: we have two hours To furnish us. Enter Launcelot, with a letter. Friend Launcelot, what's the news? 10 Launcelot. An it shall please you to break up this, it shall seem to signify. Lorenzo. I know the hand: in faith, 't is a fair hand; And whiter than the paper it writ on Is the fair hand that writ. Gratiano. Love-news, in faith. Launcelot. By your leave, sir. Lorenzo. Whither goest thou? Launcelot. Marry, sir, to bid my old master the Jew to sup to-night with my new master the Christian. Lorenzo. Hold here, take this: tell gentle Jessica - I will not fail her; speak it privately. Go.--Gentlemen, Exit Launcelot. Will you prepare you for this masque to-night? I am provided of a torch-bearer. Salarino. Ay, marry, I 'll be gone about it straight. Salanio. And so will I. Lorenzo. Meet me and Gratiano At Gratiano's lodging some hour hence. Salarino. 'T is good we do so. Exeunt Salarino and Salanio. Gratiano. Was not that letter from fair Jessica? Lorenzo. I must needs tell thee all. She hath directed 30 How I shall take her from her father's house, What gold and jewels she is furnish'd with, What page's suit she hath in readiness. If e'er the Jew her father come to heaven, 6. quaintly, gracefully, tastefully, artistically. It will be for his gentle daughter's sake: And never dare misfortune cross her foot, Unless she do it under this excuse, That she is issue to a faithless Jew. Come, go with me; peruse this as thou goest: Fair Jessica shall be my torch-bearer. Exeunt. - Scene V. The same. Before Shylock's house. Enter Shylock and Launcelot. Shylock. Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy judge, The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio: --What, Jessica --thou..
9780691130606 0691130604 Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often "yes." In Morning in America , Gil Troy argues that the Great Communicator was also the Great Conciliator. His pioneering and lively reassessment of Ronald Reagan's legacy takes us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters, integrating the story of the Reagan presidency with stories of the decade's cultural icons and watershed moments-from personalities to popular television shows. One such watershed moment was the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. With the trauma of Vietnam fading, the triumph of America's 1983 invasion of tiny Grenada still fresh, and a reviving economy, Americans geared up for a festival of international harmony that-spurred on by an entertainment-focused news media, corporate sponsors, and the President himself-became a celebration of the good old U.S.A. At the Games' opening, Reagan presided over a thousand-voice choir, a 750-member marching band, and a 90,000-strong teary-eyed audience singing "America the Beautiful!" while waving thousands of flags. Reagan emerges more as happy warrior than angry ideologue, as a big-picture man better at setting America's mood than implementing his program. With a vigorous Democratic opposition, Reagan's own affability, and other limiting factors, the eighties were less counterrevolutionary than many believe. Many sixties' innovations went mainstream, from civil rights to feminism. Reagan fostered a political culture centered on individualism and consumption-finding common ground between the right and the left. Written with verve, Morning in America is both a major new look at one of America's most influential modern-day presidents and the definitive story of a decade that continues to shape our times., The multi-faceted life of Joseph is shown here in 13 colorful scenes, including Joseph ’s dreams, Joseph and his father, Joseph with his brothers, Joseph as the viceroy of Egypt. It ’s the ultimate story of God ’s hand controlling a life to meet its destiny, and a reminder to us of God ’s hand in our lives. As with all of our Unframed Art Collection, this piece is also available as a larger Poster., This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...And better in my mind not undertook. Lorenzo. 'T is now but four o'clock: we have two hours To furnish us. Enter Launcelot, with a letter. Friend Launcelot, what's the news? 10 Launcelot. An it shall please you to break up this, it shall seem to signify. Lorenzo. I know the hand: in faith, 't is a fair hand; And whiter than the paper it writ on Is the fair hand that writ. Gratiano. Love-news, in faith. Launcelot. By your leave, sir. Lorenzo. Whither goest thou? Launcelot. Marry, sir, to bid my old master the Jew to sup to-night with my new master the Christian. Lorenzo. Hold here, take this: tell gentle Jessica - I will not fail her; speak it privately. Go.--Gentlemen, Exit Launcelot. Will you prepare you for this masque to-night? I am provided of a torch-bearer. Salarino. Ay, marry, I 'll be gone about it straight. Salanio. And so will I. Lorenzo. Meet me and Gratiano At Gratiano's lodging some hour hence. Salarino. 'T is good we do so. Exeunt Salarino and Salanio. Gratiano. Was not that letter from fair Jessica? Lorenzo. I must needs tell thee all. She hath directed 30 How I shall take her from her father's house, What gold and jewels she is furnish'd with, What page's suit she hath in readiness. If e'er the Jew her father come to heaven, 6. quaintly, gracefully, tastefully, artistically. It will be for his gentle daughter's sake: And never dare misfortune cross her foot, Unless she do it under this excuse, That she is issue to a faithless Jew. Come, go with me; peruse this as thou goest: Fair Jessica shall be my torch-bearer. Exeunt. - Scene V. The same. Before Shylock's house. Enter Shylock and Launcelot. Shylock. Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy judge, The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio: --What, Jessica --thou..